“SHERMAN” in the MIDDLE EAST

After the Second world war, the army of the victorious countries have experienced a surplus of armored vehicles. Most directly it was the most massive tank of the Western allies, “Sherman”. Suffice it to say that by the end of the summer of 1945 in the army of the coalition, there were about 20 thousand military vehicles of this type. It is quite natural that from such a number of tanks, which has become unnecessary in time of peace, it was necessary to get rid of. Alternative to send to the smelter, which is also widely practiced, was the transfer or sale of tanks to other countries.

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RAILS ON THE TABLE…

...THE RAILS ON THE TABLEFor model railroad two rail strips are made from sheet aluminum. They need to be screwed to a wooden block. They mounted on the side bars of wood that make up the profile of the mound. In the corners between the rails and the wooden blocks glued slats that allow you to save the profile rail. On top of the mound, stick the strap-sleepers. After assembling the pieces of wood with glue BF, sprinkle with a mixture of river fishing line and crushed slag. A thin layer of this mixture clinging to the tree, creates the semblance of a mound. The sizes are selected depending on the scale of the models.

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KETTLE-SAMOVAR

KETTLE-SAMOVARIf you look closely, a kettle different from a simple pots only in the presence of the spout. Compare: the cover has a handle, though particular in form, has a frame that certainly bucket, with the same flat bottom. And also, as pan, because of that flat bottom is not heated, as the fire coming out from under him, not only for the walls.

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AS-332 SUPER PUMA

AS-332 SUPER PUMAAerospatiale SNI, a leading helicopter firm France — was formed in 1970 with the merger of several companies. The development of the helicopter AS-332 SUPER PUMA was launched in 1974 on the basis of the AS-330 PUMA. The first flight of the new machine made in September 1978, and its serial production began in February 1980. The helicopter was produced in civil and military versions.

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A SIMPLE SANDBLASTING

EASY SANDINGSandblaster — correct thing. The more compact, original, crafted with his own hands on the basis of the defective foam extinguisher. In fact, a fire extinguisher is taken only of the case. He cut inside, inserted the slightly curved pressure pipe with threaded ends and “sand” the groove at the bottom.

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SEA KING HAS. Mk.1

SEA KING HAS. Mk.1In 1959, the English firm Wesland received a license for the construction of helicopter S-61 design I. Sikorsky, which was later created in several versions. One of them was designed for the British Royal Navy anti-submarine helicopter SEA KING HAS.Mk.1. Equipped with British engines and equipment intended for independently, without communication with the ship-based search and destruction of submarines. Carrier-based variant of the SEA KING HAS.Mk.1 equipped with a folding tail fairing to facilitate placement on the ships.

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THUNDERGOD BEETLE

THUNDERGOD BEETLEYou can put on the car 4, 8… even 16 wheels. However, in the tundra, for example, even this machine will not work and kilometers. And no wonder that whole design teams engaged in the search for new propulsion, which would come to replace the wheel and provided all-weather cargo delivery, hauling of the forest, the work of the search parties… Already established for this purpose samples of tracked vehicles with very broad, almost 1.5 m tracks, snegokatov, hovercrafts.

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DIESEL BUS ELECTRIC

DIESEL BUS ELECTRICThe development of industry in our country in the mid 30-ies of the last century entailed the growth of cities, and in these conditions all the more urgent became the problem of their passenger traffic. The most rational in this situation was the creation of bus routes mobile and, unlike the tram, does not require the laying of tracks and the contact network.

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